MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal have been handed a transfer boost after Carlo Ancelotti said he doesn’t care if his three-time Champions League winner quits Real Madrid.
Marco Asensio, who is out of contract at the end of the season, scored as Real Madrid beat bottom side Elche 4-0 in LaLiga on Wednesday night.
Speaking after the match to Diario AS,Ancelotti was quizzed on the forward’s future and wasn’t very endearing with his response.
He said: “He looks good to me, I don’t know if he will stay or not. He may or may not stay, I don’t know, I don’t care much.”
Ancelotti added: “We have a very important challenge this season.
“The important thing is that he is contributing, like last year. Let him continue like this, and the club will make the most appropriate decision.”
Read More Football
Asensio tried to leave Real Madrid last summer but has since maintained he wants to stay at the club but a new contract is looking unlikely.
The Spanish international has been linked with a move to Premier League giants United and Arsenal.
Spanish outlet Sport reported in December 2022 that Asensio was close to a move to Old Trafford but that didn’t materialise.
The Spaniard has also been subject to interest from Arsenal and it remains to be seen if he will come to the Premier League in the summer.
Most read in Football
He has made 176 appearances for Real Madrid scoring 31 goals and has had loan spells at Mallorca and Espanyol during his time at the club.
The winger, 27, has won three Champions Leagues and three LaLiga’s during his time at the Bernabeu.
Asensio joined Real Madrid from Mallorca for around £3.5million in 2014.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
